SMART Gilas: Drop and give me 20

Pag sumama si Pingris, palitan na ung "Dribble Drive, "
tawaging "Patay kung patay" Pilipinas basketball

Tama na muna ung pagiging maka-"kampihan" natin. Pilipinas muna ulit ang unahin. Wag na natin ipilit ung matatanda na. Yung "mukhang pang NBA" pero puro papogi lang alam. Kunin natin ung talagang magpapakamatay para sa bola. Ung hindi papogi (Hi Alex Cabagnot).

PG L.A. Tenorio/ Jayson Castro/ Ryan Reyes/ JVee Casio
Well duh. Tenorio has proven that he can get just about anywhere on the floor. Castro is as good as they get. Reyes makes shots and plays hellaciously tough D that would make Jaworski proud and Casio is clutch. Wanted to get Sol Mercado, but who'd he bump off? Dribble drive ba kamo? 

SG Jeffrei Chan/ Jarred Dillinger/ Chris Lutz/ James Yap
Pretty solid if you ask me. Wag na natin ipilit ung mga Gary David at Mark Caguioa. 35+ na yung mga yun. Yap's in if only to please the 26k strong San Mig Coffee Mixers planet. No, seriously, Yap's been doing work under Coach Tim Cone-- the best effort we've seen from him not since his UE days.


SF Gabe Norwood/ Arwind Santos/ Chris Ellis/ Cliff Hodge
Norwood's a no brainer-- SF who can also play the point if need be. Santos, Ellis and Hodge are all cut from the same cloth except that the two rooks know where they're good at while Santos has been keeping himself busy acting (not playing) like a star.

PF Ranidel de Ocampo/ Kelly Williams/ Marc Pingris/ Doug Kramer
RDO for the skills, KW for the versatility and Pingris for the hustle. Kramer's in because he's bigger than Rico Villanueva and is money from 15-17 ft.

C Marcus Douthit/ Beau Belga/ Junemar Fajardo/ Sonny Thoss
After perpetual Gilas starting center Douthit, then there's Belga who is arguably the best center erm, pound-for-pound, in the PBA. Say what you will about Thoss, but the guy is a dud with the basketball and can only score when he's a foot away from the rim. With Belga, you get size, fearlessness, gulang (which will come in handy against the Middle Eastern teams), range, all the shot fakes in the world, a decent outside touch and-- happy feet. Pwede ding mascot. At hindi tayo lugi sa buffet. Yun nga lang, baka magsimula ng away. Dito talaga ako pihikan. Kahit sabihin mo pang 6"6 lang si Belga sa 6"7 na si Thoss, 6"10 na Fajardo at kahit na 7"0 na si Slaughter, mas lamang at magaling dumiskarte si Belga. Hilaw pa ung tatlo, hindi sanay magdala ng team. Pag nawala si Douthit, nangagamote tayo lalo na nitong huling FIBA at kahit nung SEABA. Hilaw si Thoss, bulilit si Enrico.